ORIGINS RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION

The Origins Institute is an intellectual enterprise that promotes, maintains, and strengthens interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers who are interested in solving scientific problems concerning 6 origins themes:

the origin of our universe

the origin of elements

the origin of structure in our universe (e.g., solar systems, planets)

the origin of life

the origins of species

the origin of humans.

The Origins Research Specialization curriculum is designed to re-introduce to students through these themes the 19th century ideal ‘Natural Science’ (i.e., well-rounded comprehension about the natural world) but from a modern perspective. Students graduating from the specialization will possess a comprehensive liberal education in the natural sciences. Proposed courses for the curriculum are listed below.

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ORIGINS 2FF3
ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF ORGANISMS

ORIGINS 2S03
ORIGINS SEMINAR 1

ORIGINS 3A03
ORIGIN OF SPACE-TIME

ORIGINS 3B03
ORIGIN OF STRUCTURE IN OUR UNIVERSE

ORIGINS 3C03
ORIGIN OF THE ELEMENTS

ORIGINS 3D03
ORIGIN OF LIFE

ORIGINS 3E03
ORIGINS OF SPECIES

ORIGINS 3F03
ORIGIN OF HUMANS

ORIGINS 3S03
ORIGINS SEMINAR 2

ORIG 4A09
ORIGINS 4A09

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